
In relation to the rights of the agent in the event of termination of the contract during the trial period, on April 19 th 2018, the European Court of Justice has decided that the agent cannot be denied the indemnity or compensation of damages on the sole ground that the termination of the commercial agency contract occurred during the trial period, as long as the conditions for the award of the indemnity or compensation set out in the art. 17 of the Directive 86/653/CEE (the same requirements of the Italian Civil code, at art. 1751) are satisfied.